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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Andy characterizes himself as extremely conventional, what does he say about Jonathan Klein's personality?
(a) Unpredictable.
(b) Wildly creative.
(c) Accomplished at lying.
(d) Vaguely bohemian.

2. For what reason does Jonathan Klein show up to the police department?
(a) To speak to his client, Jacob.
(b) To speak to his client, Patz.
(c) To speak to his client, Andy.
(d) To speak to his client, Matthew.

3. What decision is made regarding whether Jacob will testify at trial or not?
(a) It is decided that Jacob will not be present in the courtroom during the trial.
(b) It is decided that Jacob will cross-examine Derek himself.
(c) It is decided that Jacob will not testify at trial.
(d) It is decided that Jacob will testify briefly at trial.

4. The epigraph at the start of Part One is from which text?
(a) A General Theory of Human Violence.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) Crime and Punishment.
(d) Anna Karenina.

5. How many associates does Jonathan have in his law practice?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) None.
(d) 2.

6. In addition to a Newton detective, who interviews Patz at the police station?
(a) Schultz.
(b) Andy.
(c) Duffy.
(d) Laurie.

7. To what location had Ben been walking when he was murdered?
(a) School.
(b) His girlfriend's house.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The public library.

8. Andy states that "A good marriage drags a long tail of" what "behind it" (25)?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Memory.
(c) Resentment.
(d) History.

9. Who provides instructions to the hundreds of volunteers gathered at the park ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) Andy.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Neal.
(d) Duffy.

10. How old is Andy at the time of Ben's murder?
(a) 35.
(b) 45.
(c) 51.
(d) 39.

11. How many stories does the Middlesex County Courthouse have?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

12. Where does Jacob claim to have gotten the military knife?
(a) From Ben.
(b) From Sarah.
(c) From an army-navy store.
(d) From Wal-Mart.

13. Where does Patz say he had been the morning of Ben's murder?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) At the library.
(c) In Cold Spring Park.
(d) At home.

14. What does Andy name as the trick to being a successful prosecutor?
(a) Consoling the parents of dead children.
(b) Keeping the suffering at a distance.
(c) Having a good memory.
(d) Creating a mental map of the crime scene.

15. What object does Andy go to retrieve from an upstairs bedroom in Ben's family's house?
(a) His coat.
(b) Ben's hairbrush.
(c) His briefcase.
(d) Ben's journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ten days after Ben's murder, hundreds of volunteers gather at which park?

2. What position does Andy hold at the time Ben's body is discovered?

3. For what object does Laurie ask during the meeting with Jacob's lawyer Jonathan?

4. At what time in their lives had Laurie and Andy met?

5. What word is Jacob repeating in his sleep when Andy comes to check on him?

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